Everyone loves chicken, especially if it is prepared different ways. Chicken can get boring if you only have one way to cook it. There are whole chickens, chicken wings, chicken cutlets and ground chicken. Here are a few ideas of how to create new ways in cooking chicken. Everyone loves hamburgers but sometimes chop meat can be a bit greasy and heavy. So why not create a chicken burger, take a package of ground chicken and mix in cooked bacon or shredded cheese.

Then create a burger any size you desire and cook the same way a hamburger cooks. You can make it as rare or as well done as you wish. They make great barbeque burgers or if you are in need of a quick meal. You can make a few and freeze the rest. Ground chicken is less expensive than beef and it tastes great. Another way to cook chicken is buy a package of chicken breasts. Perdue has sliced chicken breasts. Bread the chicken with either a breadcrumb and egg mixture or for more crunchy chicken use flour and spices.

Then cut the chicken up into strips and fry to create your own chicken tenders. Kids will love these crunchy chicken tenders, you can serve them with vegetables and French Fries. These are also great party foods as well. Fried chicken is a classic recipe that everyone loves, place some flour in a paper bag and place the chicken parts inside and shake. If you have a special recipe that you use then use it. Fried chicken is overlooked a lot because it can be greasy and a bit messy and time consuming to make.

But fried chicken is a classic and it is great to take on picnics on car trips and you can pack it in your kid’s lunch boxes. If you want to consider something a bit healthier try a grilled chicken salad. You can either take the time and grill chicken and cut it up and place it on a tossed salad or you can choose Chicken Shortcuts if you don’t have the time. Sprinkle the chicken over a tossed salad and add dressing. A perfect summertime lunch or appetizer before dinner.

In the summer nothing tastes better than great barbeque chicken. You can take your favorite marinade or bbq sauce and let the chicken sit in the sauce for a few hours. Then bbq you will have the best tasting chicken. For those who are really into cooking chicken. Take a whole chicken, slather in bbq sauce or your favorite marinade and wrap completely with tin foil. Then place in the oven on 200 degrees and cook for about 4-5 hours, the longer you slow cook the chicken the softer it will be.

Cooking chicken can seem intimidating because you want to make sure that the chicken is done completely so you don’t get sick. But cooking chicken can be exciting because there are hundreds and hundreds of recipes to choose from.

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